Cuspidor.



FRANK A. MCGUIRE, 0F IOLA, KANSAS.

CUSPIDOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 2, 1913.

Application filed March 31, 1913. Serial No. 757,941.

This invention comprehends improve-- ments in cuspidors', and relates more particularly to those which are especially numerals, 5 design adapted for use upon railway cars.

The primary object of the invention r e sides in the provision of a cuspidonof thistype equipped with novel means for opening and closingtheisame.

Another and more specific object of the invention is to provide 'a .car cuspidor having a swinging bQtt m which carries an angular arm, an upwardly extendin rod pivotally connected to the free end 0 said arm, said rod extending through an opening formed in the car floor", and novel means for.

locking the arms so that the cus'pidor will remainclosed.

Another object of the invention is to provideacar cuspidor having a body formed in the-upper sectlon being formed with a concave-convex flange which fits over a head or flange formed upon the lower section, thereby forming a perfect joint.

With these and, other ob ects in view, as will "become more apparent as the description proceeds, the invention consists in certain novel features. of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter 'described and claimed.

For a complete understanding of my invention, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawigure 1 is a vertical sectional view, partly in' elevation, showing the -cuspidor open, Fig.2 is a similar view, showing the cuspidor closed, Fig. '3 is adetail topplan view, showing the receptacle through which one of the operating rods asses, and also shows a'portion of said rod and, Fig.4 is an enlarged sectional view taken on' 't he planeof line 4-4 of Fig. 3. i Referring in detail to the drawings by ates a cir floor, which is recessed, as indicated 8.0"6, for the purpose A. MOGUIRE,.

of supporting a cuspidor, generally designated 7. This cuspidor comprises a frusto conical neck 8, which is formed with an annular flange 10 that extends around the top of the recess 6. The body of the cuspidor comprises an upper section 11 formed upon the neck 8 and a lower section 12, which is connected to the upper section by means of the hinge 13. The upper section 11 is formed about its lower'edge'with a concave-convex flange 14, which provides a downwardly -opening channel for the reception of the head or flange 15 formed around the upper edge of the section '12. It will be seen that this construction provides a close fitting joingbetween the two body sections.

The means which I have provided for actuating the'lower section 12 so that the contents of the cuspidor may be discharged,

includean arm 16 which is heat back upon itself to provide a portion 17, that is secured to the cuspido'r, by means of-suitable fasteners 18. The arm 16 is preferably formed of a metallic Substance, having a slightdegree of resiliency to accomplish an object which will hehereinafter set forth. .An upwardly extending rod 18 is pivotally connected to i the free end of the arm 16, projects through a slot 19 formed in the car floor, and carries adjacent its upper end, a pull ring 20.

A cylindrical cup or receptacle 21 is fitted within a recess formed over and communicating with the slot 19. The bottom 22 of the receptacle is formed with an annular slot 23, having the laterally extending portion 24, adjacent one end thereof. The bottom of the receptacle is also formed with an ofl-set portion 25,which forms a pocket opening upon the slots 19 and 23. As shown in Fig. 3, this off-Set portion is formed upon the same side of the slot 23 as the portion 24, but is spaced a considerable'distance therefrom. A hinged lid 26'closes the receptacle -21 and lies flush with the top of the floor 5.

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so as to empty the contents of the cuspidor,

the d..-2 s xe esiiia d the P l we grasped so as to lift the rod 18. Before this i can be done, however, it is necessary to depress the same slightly so as'to withdraw the\pin 28 from the off-set portion 25 and then move the rod along the slot 23 until the pin comes under the portion 24 thereof. I In closing the cuspidor, a reverse series of operations is necessary. It will be noted that the spring arm 16 will gi've' sufficiently to permit the pin 28 being easily moved into and out of the pocket formed by the off-set portion 26 and that, furthermore, said pin will hold the cuspidor sections in close contact with each other.

The means above described for opening and closing the cuspidor and the construction of the cuspidor itself, are the features I consider of primary importance in the' I claim is 1. In combination, a horizontal supporting surface having an. opening formed therein, a cuspidor supported under said surface by the walls of the opening and pro vided with a hinged bottom, a laterally pro- Copies of this patent may be obtained for iecting arm secured to the hinged bottom, an upwardly extending rod pivotally connected to the free end of said arm, the sup port being slotted and'reoessed to permit 2. In combinatipn, a horizontal support formed with an opening extending therethrough, a -cuspidor supported belowsald support for engagement with the walls of the opening, said cuspidor being provided with a hinged'bottom section, a resilient arm extending laterally from the bottom-of said section, an upwardly projecting rod 1 pivotally connected at its lower end to the free end of said arm, the support being slotted and recessed to permit the passage therethrough of the arm, a receptacle fitted within said recess and having its bottom angularly slotted over said first mentioned slotsaid bottom being also formed with an off-set portion to provide a downwardly facing recess, anda laterally projecting pin carried by said rodfor engagement with the off-set portion, whereby the rod is locked against upward movement.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses. Y

,FRANK A. MCGUIRE. Witnesses:

G. D. SMELTZER, C. C. OSBORN.

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